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Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - JPolen01 - 07-08-2016
Also, people who smoke while walking down a city street making me inhale their fumes as I am walking behind them.
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - rherold9 - 07-08-2016
Addiction is a sad thing
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Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - WRXtranceformed - 07-08-2016
rherold9 Wrote:Addiction is a sad thingIt is, but it's not taking responsibility for what you are doing to yourself and others to just blame addictions. Addictions are tied to choices and your choices are what affect these things. You have control over your choices, it's harder to exert control over a nebulous "thing" like addiction.
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I was addicted to alcohol and I made a choice 3 years ago to stop drinking cold turkey. Was it hard? Of course it was, I was spending a thousand a month on bar tabs and it was a big part of my social life for many many years. Also in many ways it was self-medicating to get me through a high stress career. But the choices I was making were destroying my body and could have really hurt others in the future. I didn't want my wife or my family to see me struggle with liver disease or any of the other awful byproducts of heavy drinking so I made the choice to stop. I made a similar life choice years before to stop poisoning my body with other things that made you artificially feel good.
You have the choice to not smoke cigarettes in areas in which they are purposely banned, and better yet you have the choice to not buy more of them. Take responsibility for your choices, our world seems to struggle a lot with this lately.
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - rherold9 - 07-08-2016
I mean I don't smoke but some people don't have the same psychological control or anything. Can take a long time for some and easier for others. All about your support and having motivation or goal which nobody usually does
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Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - WRXtranceformed - 07-30-2016
WRXtranceformed Wrote:How about recruiters who hit you up on LinkedIn constantly for job opportunities without bothering to research what your current comp range is likely to be based on your current role and work history? It really isn't hard in today's age to find this out unless the candidate is working for a small, obscure firm / company. I can't imagine that many people are interested in making what they used to make 10 years ago.Still an issue. I get about one of these a month. What is also an annoyance is when they don't tell you what the OTE is for any of the roles they think I might be interested in. Sales recruiters should know that earning potential is at the top of the list for the vast majority of salespeople considering job opportunities.
I try to be really nice to recruiters because I'm all about networking and helping people out with employment where I can, so I usually respond with "I'm not interested but I may know someone in my sales network who is. What are the on target earnings for these roles so I know whether they are relevant for those in my network?" And I would say probably 95% of the time I get no response. Really? You don't inspire a lot of confidence about how "great and career changing" this sales opportunity is when you won't advertise what I'm going to earn doing it. :roll: :roll:
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - JPolen01 - 07-30-2016
One of our sales reps got a linked in message about a sales role with our current company! The recruiter was too lazy to even look at his current company/role.
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - WRXtranceformed - 07-30-2016
JPolen01 Wrote:One of our sales reps got a linked in message about a sales role with our current company! The recruiter was too lazy to even look at his current company/role.:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - ViPER1313 - 08-02-2016
Good rant on BMW engines - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/bmw-engines-are-gigantic-pieces-of-shit-1784684330">http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/bmw-engin ... 1784684330</a><!-- m -->
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - Senor_Taylor - 08-02-2016
LOL at the first comment.
"I’ve done 28,000 trouble-free kilometres on an N55 engine."
That's like saying " I bought this car yesterday and it hasn't broken down yet!"
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - rherold9 - 08-02-2016
ViPER1313 Wrote:Good rant on BMW engines - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/bmw-engines-are-gigantic-pieces-of-shit-1784684330">http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/bmw-engin ... 1784684330</a><!-- m -->
:lol: :lol: Over here at work snickering so hard, trying to not laugh out loud. I think this guy was having a bad day with a BMW engine and just tilted into another dimension of rage. I feel like owning a BMW is like being in a emotionally tearing relationship that you keep going back to because when it's good it's great. There is nothing better for the time it is working and it runs like a dream. When it's bad it is just plain awful. Maybe my expression isn't perfect but you get the idea.
I think this would be a better it's friday and I'm bored post but :dunno:
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - *insertusernamehere* - 08-02-2016
ViPER1313 Wrote:Good rant on BMW engines - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/bmw-engines-are-gigantic-pieces-of-shit-1784684330">http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/bmw-engin ... 1784684330</a><!-- m -->Sounds like he woke up on the wrong side of the bread. He didn't really say much other than list and bitch about what's wrong. I thought there would have been a better point other than "buy a corolla" (which is pretty much all I got from it.)
Isn't it common knowledge now to not buy a BMW if you want a reliable, non-demanding car?
On another note, I don't feel like googling it, but who's allowed to write on jalopnik? Like anyone or do they hire professionals/team/something? Some pretty lame and sometimes incorrect content appears there every now and then.
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - Senor_Taylor - 08-02-2016
I agree completely. I know the feeling that guy described of getting in and feeling like you're sitting on a bomb. It's like you mentally count how long the engine ran and wonder how soon the cooling system or something was about to bite the dust.
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - SlimKlim - 08-02-2016
I was just reading that article. He's not wrong about any of it, but it is a little irritating he says "without any hint of sarcasm or hyperbole" and then the entire article is nothing but sarcasm and hyperbole.
Just about every car manufacturer has common problems that are massive, expensive pains in the dick. Remember those Mustang GTs with glass transmissions? Also, you can't go around a corner hard in an LS powered car without punching a hole in the block big enough to fist the crankshaft. Not to make excuses for BMW, it's just stupid to act like they are the only manufacturer who does this.
Also:
Quote:Let’s take, for example, my old E36 M3. It featured a US-only spec 3.2 liter straight six cylinder engine that produced around 240 horsepower. It also had a unique problem in which the nut that held the sprocket driving the oil pump would fall off. Yes, the one thing that made sure your engine was oiled properly would simply fall apart, because it wasn’t torqued down properly from the factory.
Yeah, but you could've just not been a bitch and spent the $50 to drop the pan and replace the nut. Of all the common E36 issues to complain about, and there are many, that is not the one I'd chose to bitch about.
*insertusernamehere* Wrote:ViPER1313 Wrote:Good rant on BMW engines - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/bmw-engines-are-gigantic-pieces-of-shit-1784684330">http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/bmw-engin ... 1784684330</a><!-- m -->Sounds like he woke up on the wrong side of the bread. He didn't really say much other than list and bitch about what's wrong. I thought there would have been a better point other than "buy a corolla" (which is pretty much all I got from it.)
Isn't it common knowledge now to not buy a BMW if you want a reliable, non-demanding car?
On another note, I don't feel like googling it, but who's allowed to write on jalopnik? Like anyone or do they hire professionals/team/something? Some pretty lame and sometimes incorrect content appears there every now and then.
I think it's both. They have full time staffers but also other "contributors" not sure how the contributors are chosen.
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - SlimKlim - 08-02-2016
rherold9 Wrote:I feel like owning a BMW is like being in a emotionally tearing relationship that you keep going back to because when it's good it's great. There is nothing better for the time it is working and it runs like a dream. When it's bad it is just plain awful. Maybe my expression isn't perfect but you get the idea.
No yeah, that pretty much hits the nail on the head.
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - rherold9 - 08-02-2016
I think he is mostly picking on BMW because they say it is "the ultimate driving machine" but yet it's always not so much the case and there shouldn't be as many problems. I think he hints on that in the article a bit. Although I do agree every manufacturer has its quirks, some more than others though.
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - SlimKlim - 08-02-2016
rherold9 Wrote:I think he is mostly picking on BMW because they say it is "the ultimate driving machine" but yet it's always not so much the case and there shouldn't be as many problems. I think he hints on that in the article a bit. Although I do agree every manufacturer has its quirks, some more than others though.
Well if you expect a marketing slogan to be true you're setting yourself up for failure. Toyota calls the Camry a 4-door sports car now.
Speaking of shitty Jalopnik articles, this one harshed my buzz way more than the BMW one.
http://jalopnik.com/drive-your-fucking-classic-car-1784042164?rev=1469120849413&utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebook&utm_source=jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
Like, I'm sorry that other car nerds don't use their cars the way that you personally want them to. But this is America, and if people want to spend their hard-earned money on a car and park them in a warehouse that is their goddamn prerogative. There is no one correct way to own a car, and there is a place for every type of enthusiast from track rats to the concours, wine & cheese types.
Also, assuming that freelance internet writer isn't rolling in dough, they strike me as a naive person who hasn't fully realized the cost of running Camaros, boosted 370Zs and Evos hard all day every day. Let them get through a handful of tire changes and clutch jobs and maybe the idea of some cheap commuter to rack up the miles on won't seem so sacrilegious.
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - jbails39 - 08-02-2016
SlimKlim Wrote:Well if you expect a marketing slogan to be true you're setting yourself up for failure. Toyota calls the Camry a 4-door sports car now.
Speaking of shitty Jalopnik articles, this one harshed my buzz way more than the BMW one.
http://jalopnik.com/drive-your-fucking-classic-car-1784042164?rev=1469120849413&utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebook&utm_source=jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
Like, I'm sorry that other car nerds don't use their cars the way that you personally want them to. But this is America, and if people want to spend their hard-earned money on a car and park them in a warehouse that is their goddamn prerogative. There is no one correct way to own a car, and there is a place for every type of enthusiast from track rats to the concours, wine & cheese types.
Also, assuming that freelance internet writer isn't rolling in dough, they strike me as a naive person who hasn't fully realized the cost of running Camaros, boosted 370Zs and Evos hard all day every day. Let them get through a handful of tire changes and clutch jobs and maybe the idea of some cheap commuter to rack up the miles on won't seem so sacrilegious.
Welcome to the gawker network. There is only one reality here, and your kind are not tolerated.
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - Senor_Taylor - 08-02-2016
Why does that writer say "Lover" so much. What a nerd.
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - ScottyB - 08-02-2016
SlimKlim Wrote:Speaking of shitty Jalopnik articles, this one harshed my buzz way more than the BMW one.
i was actually going to bring that one up as an example of why jalopnik continues to double down on producing garbage articles written by pseudo-enthusiast twats.
whoever wrote that article has literally no idea what's involved in keeping a seriously old car reliable on a daily basis - and not even a carbed one, even something from the 80's. guys who don't put a lot of miles on pampered classics probably get the scrutiny because its easy to pick on cars that are already sorted out, and those are rare. but for most other old stuff that normal people can afford, see how life is when every rain storm fills the floorboards through rotting window seals or trying to fix the points ignition in the parking lot on a 100 degree afternoon coming back to the office from lunch. i don't even own a classic, but have enough basic knowledge to see that its a full-time job to essentially keep an antique mousetrap happy. back then, hitting 100k miles in a car was an event. now, its "i guess i should change the spark plugs or whatever"
Re: You know what really grinds my gears?! - Jake - 08-03-2016
With the BMW engine article... if y'all have read Tavarish's other articles, he literally buys the worst, most hateful, awful examples of cars for the sake of cheap fixes and flips.
It'd be like if I wrote a wordy article about how much BMWs are junk based on my E30 ownership.